| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| calculable |
able to be determined by mathematical computation. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |